# BLESS COMMUNITY SUPPORT

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1202061
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Feb. 23, 2023
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1202061


## Contact

- **Address:** 2 HIGHFIELD CENTRE, HEMSWORTH, PONTEFRACT
- **Postcode:** WF9 4SH
- **Phone:** 07907106360
- **Email:** admin@blesscommunitysupport.org.uk
- **Website:** https://www.blesscommunitysupport.org.uk/



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE 'SOCIALLY EXCLUDED' MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN.

**Activities:** Bless offers daily activities which universally aim to reduce isolation and loneliness across a diverse range of ages, backgrounds, health and abilities. We currently deliver our services from our two bases: Upton and North Elmsall Village Hall and our centre in Hemsworth. Many of our activities centre around a creative, physical or educational theme to help people re-engage with their community.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Environment/conservation/heritage, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Barnsley
- City Of Wakefield
- Doncaster
- Leeds City
- Sheffield City



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 28, 2025 | £186258 | £173629 | — | — |
| Feb. 29, 2024 | £160549 | £122849 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Barry Cannon — appointed July 3, 2024
- Beverley Ross — appointed Feb. 23, 2023
- Bradley David Ellis — appointed Feb. 1, 2024
- Elaine Griffin — appointed Feb. 23, 2023
- Julie Pauline Robinson — appointed Feb. 23, 2023